The purpose of the owner of Liuyue Manor leaving the manor was to find Mobei and talk to the people of Mobei about the harm they had done to Liuyue Manor in the past.

But because of various things happening in the capital, I have to leave right away.

However, for Liu Fenggu, going to Mobei is only a matter of time, so there is no need to rush.

As for Feng Jingtang, he was originally going to accompany Bai Qi to the capital, but his original intention was to meet up with Liu Fenggu in the capital and go to Mobei together.

And as Liu Fenggu told Su Changan, Old Man Bai Danrong from Miaoyinfang was also going to go, but was delayed due to some things, so the few of them agreed to meet in Yanzhou City.

As for Liu Nuhai, although he was reluctant, he still followed Luo Changfeng’s instructions and delivered the letter.

This made Liu Fenggu feel relieved. Even if he was there, and Liu Nuhai himself had the strength of the limit, it did not mean that he would be safe in Mobei.

Liu Fenggu even made a special trip to thank Luo Changfeng.

However, Feng Jingtang was a little helpless because she knew Senior Luo’s painstaking efforts regarding Jing Yu’s matter, so she didn’t care about it.

As for Liu Xu’er, she is Gongsun Chu’s daughter.

Originally they were planning to go together, but that would mean there would be too many people, and Liu Xuer said there were some things she hadn’t finished with Li Xingyue, so they would leave later.

Su Changan told Liu Xuer the location of the village, and after agreeing to meet in the town next to the village, they split into two groups.

Shentu Kuyue yawned and frowned at the sky: “It looks like it’s going to rain.”

Shentu Sheyue glanced at the sky, feeling somewhat helpless. It looked like it was going to rain since morning.

Yan Ruyu looked at Su Changan, not knowing what the queen was going to do. She was thinking about whether to let the horse out, but suddenly she felt the cat sleeping in her arms was about to fall, so she hurried to hold it up.

There are so many people around me.

Su Changan was about to say something, but he sensed something and looked back. He saw seven or eight people, young and old, sitting on a pavilion that was being repaired not far away, and they seemed to be waiting for something.

But it was also at this time that the rain that had been held back since last night finally started.

When Su Changan and others came to the Changting to shelter from the rain, the raindrops were already as big as soybeans. Thanks to the fact that this place is close to the capital, the Changting has been fully repaired and is extremely spacious, accommodating both horses and carriages.

Among the people who were originally in the pavilion, the old man who was sitting at the table reading the chess record turned around to look at Yu and smiled.

But the little girl next to her said, “Grandpa, you really guessed it right. If we continue walking in such heavy rain, we might become drowned rats.”

The old man smiled.

However, the sturdy man with a sword next to the old man glanced at Su Changan and others, but could not see any clues. However, the sturdy man looked at Yan Ruyu, Sheyue and Li Jinxiu, and knew that these three people were very powerful, so he saluted with his fists.

It even made the people around him close their eyes. Even if other girls are pretty, they can’t look at them too much. Sometimes, if they look too much, they may even lose their lives!

It was raining so heavily that Xia Fengxiang naturally didn’t want to sit in the carriage.

However, when Xia Fengxiang was helping Su Changan tidy up his clothes, he glanced at the old man, but when he looked up and saw Su Changan’s gaze under his hat, he shook his head to indicate that he didn’t know him.

The old man put away the book in a good mood, looked at the rain and then looked at Su Changan and others: “This rain will not stop for a while, are there any ladies who are interested in chess? Do you mind playing a game?”

Chapter 754 Empress: I count to three!

Upon hearing this, Su Changan glanced at the chessboard before speaking.

Xia Fengxiang turned his head and smiled at the old man: “It’s just that I have nothing to do, but he doesn’t know how to play chess, so I’ll give it a try.”

Several people around the old man stepped aside, and a woman and a girl who was also wearing a bamboo hat helped to separate the black and white pieces on the chessboard.

Su Changan glanced at Xia Fengxiang and fell silent.

He knew that his wife could play chess, but could she really do it? After all, she could never beat him when playing chess against such a poor chess player.

Or is it just because of interest that I am really bored?

But he didn’t say anything, he just walked over and kept him company. It wasn’t shameful to lose, especially since the old man was very good at chess.

But during this opportunity, Su Changan glanced at the girl wearing a bamboo hat, who was actually Mi Li like him.

But when she looked up, the wind blew past, and the girl’s silk veil fluttered slightly, although it was immediately covered by the woman.

But Su Changan still saw the girl’s face.

What to say?

Pretty good looking.

Even Su Changan, who was used to seeing his own appearance in the mirror, thought that this girl was pretty. There was no need to explain how pretty she was.

Xia Fengxiang sat down and looked at the chess pieces, “Who goes first?”

The old man grabbed a handful of white pieces and said with a smile, “Since I am a little bit ahead, you can guess first, young lady.”

Yan Ruyu said on the side: “My wife is already married.”

Hearing this, the old man bowed lightly and said with a smile: “I am sorry for being rude, Madam, please come in.”

Xia Fengxiang didn’t care about this and picked out a black piece.

While the little girl beside the old man was looking at Xia Fengxiang curiously, she was also looking at Su Changan, who was standing next to Xia Fengxiang wearing a hat and whose face could not be seen clearly.

The guards around the old man stood to one side, while the woman who had just cleaned up the chessboard and the girl wearing a veil on her head sat on the bench and looked at the chessboard.

Xia Fengxiang put down one piece, and the old man had seven white pieces in his hand.

Xia Fengxiang went first.

Watching the black piece fall, the old man has changed his sitting posture, sitting sideways, holding his sleeve with one hand, and using the other hand to move the piece onto the board.

Xia Fengxiang was quite casual and did whatever he wanted, but there was a slight change in his demeanor.

The little girl watched the black and white chess pieces fall, and came to the woman’s side: “Mom, they don’t look that great. Why does grandpa choose to play with them instead of me?”

The woman glared at the little girl, telling her to stop talking nonsense, and then whispered, “You are such a lousy chess player, your grandfather wouldn’t hesitate to play with you.”

The little girl was obviously unhappy. How could you talk about your daughter like that?

The girl smiled gently and pinched the little girl’s face.

The little girl became even more unhappy.

But just as she was about to speak, the little girl saw two people playing chess. The pretty sister changed her sitting position and sat sideways like her grandfather, twisting the chess pieces in one hand.

As for my grandfather, he was stroking his beard, which showed that he had started to think. He started thinking after just placing a few bets.

The little girl is not very good at chess, but she knows her grandfather very well. He only strokes his beard when he starts thinking while playing chess.

The last time he wrote a few words like this was when they passed through Liuzhou and Grandpa was playing chess with that old man.

Thinking of this, the little girl looked up at Xia Fengxiang. Could he be a master, so her grandfather invited her to play chess?

At this time, the knife-wielding guard whispered, “For chess players who have learned chess since childhood, their prime years are when they are twenty years old. They have sharp minds, courage, and strategy. After they are thirty, their minds start to slow down, and the longer a game of chess drags on, the more tired they become.”

Hearing this, the little girl looked at Xia Fengxiang again. Could it be that this sister is a genius who can become a chess student?

Each industry in Daxia had its own alliances. In the past, there was a position called Chess Attendant in the Hanlin Academy of Daxia. To put it nicely, it was an official position, but to put it bluntly, it was someone waiting to play chess with the emperor.

However, this official position was abolished after Emperor Xuanzong’s death, but he tacitly allowed various chess academies to form an alliance, which was even registered with the government. Those who learned to play chess in this alliance were chess students.

By the time of the previous emperor, the country had regained its former prosperity and peace, and activities such as playing chess, which were usually done after a meal, once again became part of people’s life.

Especially since the late emperor had hidden his identity and worked as a chess student for a month. During that month, he could not find an opponent. Finally, his identity was exposed and the late emperor left.

Thinking of this, the little girl turned around and was about to speak.

But the woman covered the little girl’s mouth and gestured.

The little girl turned around and saw her grandfather looking at her. She immediately shut up because she suddenly remembered watching the chess game in silence.

The old man looked at Xia Fengxiang apologetically and then lowered his head to think. Even though he was a very good chess player and had some fame, he was afraid of playing chess with strangers, and he really encountered…

The girl in front of him, at first dozen moves, looked like a poor chess player who only knew some first-move patterns, and was not even as good as his granddaughter.

But now, after more than 30 moves, there was a sudden change of tactics, which caused some trouble.

Having played chess for a lifetime, the old man doesn’t have any special eyesight, but he has developed the ability to judge whether a person can play chess.

So when I saw this lady, I just thought I would play the next game out of boredom, but I didn’t expect it to be so interesting.

“Magnificent and majestic.” The old man sighed as he looked at the chessboard, then raised his eyes to look at Xia Fengxiang, “Madam, this chess move is rare.”

People who have been playing chess for a long time can see some momentum from the chess moves, such as those who are good at cunning, or those who are brave, or what the old people nowadays call the majestic atmosphere.

Xia Fengxiang smiled and said, “Thank you for the compliment, old sir, but I’m still not as good as you.”

While speaking, Xia Fengxiang had already given up and admitted defeat.

Then he glanced at Su Changan behind him. Although he couldn’t see Su Changan’s expression clearly, he could imagine that this man must be very surprised!

hum!

You’re the only one hiding something and scaring me every time you reveal it?!

I have it too!

Xia Fengxiang appeared calm and composed, and was very happy.

However, Su Changan was shocked, especially on the chessboard. Although Su Changan knew a lot of things, he couldn’t say that he knew everything. For example, when it came to playing musical instruments, he only had theoretical knowledge and knew nothing about practical operations. Go was one of them.

He only knew some rough introductory techniques such as the use of air holes and surrounding and hitting. But even so, every time he played chess with his wife in the palace, she could never beat him and would even ask Su Changan to give him some handicap.

So you keep giving in to me?

Su Changan looked at Xia Fengxiang and could see that Xia Fengxiang was very proud.

I’ll deal with you later!

As if he sensed it, Xia Fengxiang turned around and glanced at Su Changan, frowning, as if saying, are you scolding me!

Su Changan curled his lips, feeling that some things were really impossible to talk about. For example, sometimes when he was thinking about something, his wife would definitely see through it right away!

It’s quite annoying. I can’t even curse in my heart!

The old man didn’t know what the young couple was thinking. He lowered his head to look at the chessboard and shook his head: “If I hadn’t made a move here in advance and noticed it, I would have lost long ago. And here, here, and these places, Madam has laid too many foreshadowings, which give me a headache.”

The old man was truly moved. This lady, who seemed to be going on a long journey, had too many foreshadowings in her chess game. It was because she played first that the old man had to be careful and pay attention. Otherwise, if he was not careful, he would definitely lose. Especially at the end, those foreshadowings that the old man had not discovered were revealed, which took the old man a long time to figure out. That was why the old man finished the game quickly. If it had dragged on, he would have lost.

The old man looked at Xia Fengxiang and asked, “May I ask your name?”

Xia Fengxiang said: “My husband’s surname is Su.”